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CALIFORNIA The Office of the California Secretary of State revealed on Tuesday, April 26 that the Recall Gavin Newsom campaign reached enough signatures for a recall election against Governor Gavin Newsom.
The CA Secretary of State’s office states on its website that “the requisite number of valid signatures has been reported to our office to initiate the recall of” Newsom and noted that “county elected officials must continue to verify the validity of any remaining signatures and must report the final signature verification on April 29, 2021.”
The “next phase” are voters that “may request country election officials to remove their names from recall petitions.” This phase will last 30 business days, with State Secretary Dr. Shirley Weber determining “if the petition still has the requisite number of valid signatures to initiate a recall election.”
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The California Secretary of State has made it official. The Recall Gavin Newsom effort has reached 1.6 million valid signatures. More than the requisite number of signatures required to trigger a Recall election.
NEW: It’s official. With over 1.6 million verified signatures collected, the California Secretary of State announces the recall effort of Governor Newsom has qualified to go to go on the ballot later this year.
It’s official. The Secretary of State has verified enough signatures to trigger an election for the removal of Gavin Newsom as Governor.
This is a HUGE victory for the Recall organizers and supporters. However, champagne corks are not yet popping. The rules call for a 30-day period of “buyer’s remorse”, or more time to game the system whichever term you’re comfortable with.
Gov. Gavin Newsom to face recall election as Republican-led effort hits signature goal
By Phil Willon
8 hours ago
People at a Recall Gavin Newsom stand during a December protest in Solvang, Calif. (George Rose / Getty Images)
Propelled by growing voter frustration over California’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a Republican-led drive to remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from office collected enough voter signatures to qualify for the ballot, state officials reported Monday, triggering for only the second time in the state’s history a rapid-fire campaign to decide whether to oust a sitting governor.
Recall backers submitted more than 1,495,709 verified voter signatures equal to 12% of all ballots cast in the last gubernatorial election meeting the minimum threshold to force a special recall election, according to a tally released by Secretary of State Shirley Weber. Barring intervention by the courts, Newsom will face a statewide vote of confidence by year’s end.